Video Assignment FAQs

Frequently asked questions about Video Assignments and how to use YouTube everywhere in the textbox

How to upload my video that I made to YouTube?

Go to Youtube.com and sign in. If you do not have one, create one on the upper right hand corner where it says "SIGN IN".

Click Upload.

Before selecting your files, set the privacy settings to Unlisted which will only allow users who have the link to watch your video.

Next, you can click to select video files or drag and drop them to begin uploading:a. To select a video file, hover the pointer to the icon and it will turn from grey to red. Click the icon. Then select your video file to upload.

b. To drag and drop your video from your local computer, press down the left mouse button and drag the file from your computer to the screen until the area turns green. Then release the mouse button to drop the video to your YouTube account.

During the uploading process, you can create a title and description for the video. You can also see your privacy settings, which is set to Unlisted.

Once the processing is complete and you finish editing the title and description, click Done.

How to embed video in Blackboard textbox editor?

Follow the steps below to embed your YouTube video in a textbox such as in a Discussion Board thread, Journal or Blog entry, depending on your assignment requirements.

On the bottom left of the format text editor, click on the red icon as seen below.

A pop-up window will appear. Click Sign in to YouTube button to log into your YouTube account. Your username is the same as your Gmail account. If your browser does not allow pop-ups, you can allow them with a few steps as shown in the linked article: Allow Pop-Ups.